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VLC Media Player M3U Denial of Service Vulnerability (Mac OS X)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
9 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with VLC Media Player and is prone to denial of service and remote code execution vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists due to improper handling of a specially crafted M3U file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VLC media player version 2.0.8 and prior on Mac OS X
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to VLC media player version 2.1.0 or later.